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The former Yugoslavia is at war. It's said that none of this could have happened under Tito, so was the region really a haven of tranquillity under its communist leader or was the tension hidden by the Western media? Marcus Tanner , the Independent's correspondent there for over five years, has been examining the BBC sound archive to find out.
Producer Sally Flatman

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Tanner
Producer:
Sally Flatman

Introduced by Jenni Murray.
After years without meat, Kathleen Griffin suddenly fancied her pound of flesh again. She persuades other lapsed veggies to confess their carnivorous cravings.
Serial: Mia Soteriou reads the second episode of Laura Esquival 's bestselling Mexican novel, Uke WaterforHotOmcolate. Abndged by Pat McLoughlin Editor Sally Feldman

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Kathleen Griffin
Unknown:
Mia Soteriou
Unknown:
Laura Esquival
Unknown:
Uke WaterforhotomcOlate.
Unknown:
Pat McLoughlin
Editor:
Sally Feldman

by Roy MacGregor
Andy is a pacifist. His brother, a soldier in the Gulf, is dead. In their home, rootless
Kathy finds the family she never had.
Director David Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy MacGregor
Director:
David Hunter
Elizabeth:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Kathy:
Adie Allen
Jim:
Donald Gee
Andy:
Jonathan Firth
Emma:
Melanie Hudson
Mark:
Matthew Morgan
Gordon:
Gordon Reid

Robert Dawson Scott talks to the Soviet-trained pianist Mikhail Rudy , and investigates why so many politicians are writing novels.
Producer John Boundy (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Talks:
Robert Dawson Scott
Pianist:
Mikhail Rudy
Producer:
John Boundy

Belgium boring? Not if it is judged by its food and beer. Roger Protz meets Trappist monks brewing some of the world's best beer, Ann Catchpole experiences the Antwerp lunch, and Derek Coopertastes 35 Belgian beers in Britain's only Belgian restaurant.

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Protz
Unknown:
Ann Catchpole
Unknown:
Derek Coopertastes

by Leslie Stewart. With Harry Towb as David and James Coyle as Rashid.
During a holiday in Israel, David and Kitty visit a park that their money helped to build. There they meet Rashid who has a disturbing story to tell of the land now known as Canada Park.
Director Philip Martin

Contributors

Writer:
Leslie Stewart.
David:
Harry Towb
Rashid:
James Coyle
Director:
Philip Martin
Kitty:
Joyce Gibbs
Young Rashid:
Tom Rogers
Caucab:
Kimberley Hope
Grandfather:
Roger Hume
Aunt Mina:
Judy Bennett
Lt Lipman:
Graham Padden
Helleyer:
David Holt
Abdel Salaam:
Paul Webster
Egyptian soldier:
Dominic Taylor
Pianist:
Harold Rich

by Gordon West.
1: The Call of the Sun. The mid-20s, late winter, the urge to get away.... a couple contact Thomas Cook and ask to be sent somewhere where they organise no tours. Abridged and read in eight episodes by Leonard Pearcey. Producer Tony Cliff

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon West.
Unknown:
Thomas Cook
Unknown:
Leonard Pearcey.
Producer:
Tony Cliff

The confessions of a reluctant emigrant. 2: Welcome to Australia. Stuck in a small, rented flat in Perth, Rosemary realises the finality of leaving everything she holds dear. But ex-patriate family friends lessen the pain and Alan's job is shaping up well. This is Oz. Life must go on. Producer Gwyn Richards

Contributors

Producer:
Gwyn Richards

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